"Vote for me," the children say in the short video, and they also talk about issues that matter to them. Like gun control. And fair wages.

But most importantly, the children, who range in age from 5 to 17, remind us that we, their parents, are basically voting on their futures. Powerful, huh?

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I'm certainly thinking about my own children as I weigh my decision in this election. I know what kind of world I'm hoping they inherit, and that will be at the front of my mind when I cast my vote.

“I was reading an article about undecided voters, and thought to myself, ‘We need to elevate this conversation beyond two personalities or agendas,’” Jared Matthew Weiss, the video's creator, told Parents.com. "When we vote, we design the future. And since the future belongs to the young—and they’re not allowed to vote—we have a tremendous responsibility to show up for them and cast a ballot.”

Weiss said one he had the idea for the video, he emailed a friend from the Brooklyn Free School to pitch the project. "Ten days later we were filming in an elementary school classroom, and these children were blowing our minds," he said.

And in case you (like me) were wondering if the kids were fed their lines, Weiss said they came up with every line on their own.

"When I first pitched the idea, I sent over a script, and the kids refused. They said they wanted to share their own thoughts," he recalled. "It was an inspiring moment to realize that young people—even 5- and 6-year-olds—have a vision for the world they want to grow up in.”